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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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